Driver killed when SUV hits road construction truck on Maricamp

Florida Highway Patrol officials investigate the scene of a fatal accident where a driver died after hitting the back of a stopped road-striping truck on Southeast Maricamp Road near the intersection of Southeast 31st Street in Ocala early Thursday morning.

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Michael Phillip Dangelo, 35, of Silver Springs Shores, was killed in the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Eastbound traffic was blocked on Maricamp Road from the intersection of Southeast 36th Avenue to the crash site at Southeast 31st Street for more than four hours as troopers worked the scene, tow truck operators cleared wreckage and Marion County firefighters extricated the body. The lanes were reopened shortly before 6 a.m.

FHP troopers on scene said Dangelo was driving east on Maricamp Road in the inside lane, ran over a cone in the roadway and struck the rear of the flat bed truck stopped a few yards away. The truck had a large arrow on it pointing to the next lane.

The SUV bounced from the truck and came to rest in the outside lane.

The stationary truck had two flat tires as a result of the crash and damage to the back area. The front of the SUV was badly damaged.

Troopers said they received the call at 1:18 a.m. The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead by a firefighter/paramedic at 1:25 a.m.

Two workers assigned to the truck were not injured. They were in front of it striping the roadway when they heard a loud boom and called 911, officials said.

<p>OCALA – One person was killed in a crash on Maricamp Road early Thursday morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into the back of a flat bed truck being used in a road striping project.</p><p>Michael Phillip Dangelo, 35, of Silver Springs Shores, was killed in the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.</p><p>Eastbound traffic was blocked on Maricamp Road from the intersection of Southeast 36th Avenue to the crash site at Southeast 31st Street for more than four hours as troopers worked the scene, tow truck operators cleared wreckage and Marion County firefighters extricated the body. The lanes were reopened shortly before 6 a.m.</p><p>FHP troopers on scene said Dangelo was driving east on Maricamp Road in the inside lane, ran over a cone in the roadway and struck the rear of the flat bed truck stopped a few yards away. The truck had a large arrow on it pointing to the next lane.</p><p>The SUV bounced from the truck and came to rest in the outside lane.</p><p>The stationary truck had two flat tires as a result of the crash and damage to the back area. The front of the SUV was badly damaged.</p><p>Troopers said they received the call at 1:18 a.m. The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead by a firefighter/paramedic at 1:25 a.m.</p><p>Two workers assigned to the truck were not injured. They were in front of it striping the roadway when they heard a loud boom and called 911, officials said.</p><p>The death is the 40th traffic fatality for the year in Marion County.</p>